Kick-off meeting preparation

Hi everyone,

We are preparing our kick-off meeting for September. Do you have any advice to prepare this event the best way possible?

We have now a clear agenda from your experience what is the most important to not forgive?

Thanks a lot.

FP7 negotiation

Dear all,

I am in the process of negotiations for a FP7 project: Research for SMEs.

I have previously negotiated three other FP6 proposals

I would very much well comments and advice from people on a good checklist for items for negotiations on FP7.

Thanks in advance,

Shak

Cost Reimbursement: actual cost and man months

In order to be reimbursed at your budgeted allocation, must you meet both the actual incurred eligible cost and the man months budgeted?

For example – if the original budget was noted as  100,000 Euros  and 50 man months, would a company be reimbursed at the full 100,000 Euro budget if they showed that they incurred 100,000 Euros of eligible cost with only 40 man months?

The concern is that the actual labor costs may be higher per man month than was originally budgeted and we want to ensure that we will not be required to spend 50 man months in order to receive the original budgeted allocation of 100,000 Euros.

This also assumes that the deliverables are met in a satisfactory manner within the 40 man month timeframe.

Thank you

Pre-financing: role of the coordinator

Hello all,

I’m quite new in the FP7 project management and I will need some explanations about the pre-financing. We are coordinator and I want to know how it happens when we receive the pre-financing towards the other partners. Do we need to their budget or proofs from them before paying them?

Thanks a lot!

Johanna